Markit is a financial information business that provides independent data, valuations and trade-processing services to more than 3,000 financial institutions around the world, helping them manage risk and improve efficiency. It has offices in all the world’s financial centres including London, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. Under founder and chief executive Lance Uggla, 51, international sales grew to £251.1m in 2011, boosted by acquisitions in the US.

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